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Originally Posted by JCB
Certainly in 1951 their address had by then changed from Steinway House to 15, Whalley Road. Photograph in Bob Dobon's book of one on their decorated vans celebrating The Festival Of Britain and shows the address.
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Possibly so katex, which is where I think the clue to the present day numbering lies. You said you had a theory on that (1948 you mentioned), but you haven't told us your theory.
I have a theory too, but no proof to confidently say it happened, so I must emphasize that it is only a THEORY. I think that maybe (only maybe Walt), the businesses that later occupied ''units'' in Steinway House (Walmsley's, Riley & Co and possibly more?) became so established over the years that they warranted their own address. ie, one of them could have remained No 11, one could have become No 13 and one No 15. That would then have changed the numbering further along to what it is today. As Walter keeps saying, The Hope & Anchor is now 27 - 29 or something like that.
Now I know some will say ''yeah but would they re-number the entire length of Whalley Rd just to accommodate a few businesses towards the lower end?'' Which is a fair enough comment. But for all we know, there may have been other additional properties at various points on Whalley Rd that were built or converted over the decades (vacant plots built on, older properties demolished and built on) and maybe because of that, the Highways Dept or whoever is responsible for that type of exercise might have thought ''OK, let's re-number the whole Road while we're at it''
Like I say, only a theory and I'm happy to be shot down
